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Minnie Minoso League
4-1-2068
Big Buddy Kats First Base
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .796 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
H 1883 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 05-25-1949
HR 251 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(71 games)
RBI 1039
SB 261
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1972 DET
49
197
29
58
11
3
5
32
14
 37 0 1
3
 2 4
.796
.340
.457
.162
.294
1973 DET
138
534
76
142
31
5
8
62
48
 91 0 1
28
 9 9
.714
.326
.388
.122
.266
1974 DET
142
571
90
146
26
8
16
64
61
 95 2 2
36
 7 4
.742
.329
.413
.158
.256
1975 DET
142
565
86
143
26
3
17
77
45
 97 1 5
24
 10 5
.707
.307
.400
.147
.253
1976 DET
142
588
110
189
31
14
30
109
44
 105 0 4
29
 9 4
.941
.366
.575
.253
.321
1977 DET
143
572
102
164
20
13
23
108
59
 87 3 4
27
 11 7
.842
.354
.488
.201
.287
1978 DET
142
544
93
157
23
5
25
95
60
 82 4 5
23
 11 3
.848
.361
.487
.199
.289
1979 DET-CIN
143
541
77
158
26
10
16
71
45
 96 3 2
19
 7 2
.814
.349
.466
.174
.292
1980 CIN-STL
133
408
59
122
20
4
16
64
44
 72 1 5
19
 4 6
.850
.365
.485
.186
.299
1981 STL
144
549
103
164
28
3
30
93
51
 82 4 4
22
 7 22
.885
.360
.525
.226
.299
1982 CLE
96
326
40
77
17
1
12
46
29
 49 0 2
3
 1 3
.702
.297
.405
.169
.236
1983 CHN-BRO
143
420
51
104
17
8
12
54
33
 80 0 0
15
 5 17
.714
.302
.412
.164
.248
1984 BRO
143
528
77
150
24
7
28
107
52
 106 1 4
9
 8 15
.862
.347
.515
.231
.284
1985 BRO
149
464
55
109
18
3
13
57
32
 96 1 2
4
 0 11
.655
.285
.371
.136
.235
Total
1849
6807
1048
1883
318
87
251
1039
617
 1175 20 41
261
 91 112
.796
.337
.460
.183
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Big Buddy Kats has retired from the Brooklyn Bohemians
1984-05-31Big Buddy Kats of the Brooklyn Bohemians is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-08-29A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bohemians and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Keisuke Ota from the Brooklyn Bohemians in exchange for Big Buddy Kats.
1983-04-06The Chicago Cubs have placed Big Buddy Kats on the trade block.
1983-03-13A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Bronze Tigers and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Big Buddy Kats, Tommy Gonzalez from the Cleveland Bronze Tigers in exchange for Jeff Romano, Greg Lankford.
1982-07-28Big Buddy Kats of the Cleveland Bronze Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1982-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Pioneers and the Cleveland Bronze Tigers. The Cleveland Bronze Tigers receive Sherry Hodkey, Big Buddy Kats from the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for Bob Nichols, Al Olivares, Pete Layton.
1982-03-07The St. Louis Pioneers have removed Big Buddy Kats from the trade block.
1980-08-06A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Pioneers and the Cincinnati Pee Wees. The Cincinnati Pee Wees receive Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 PHI (Ryuichi Kawamura) from the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for Big Buddy Kats.
1979-07-31A trade has been completed between the Detroit River Cats and the Cincinnati Pee Wees. The Cincinnati Pee Wees receive Big Buddy Kats, Iam Golden, Henry Smith from the Detroit River Cats in exchange for Joe Shears, Flip Sanders, Kentaro Nakamura, Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 CIN (Buddy Grey).
1973-04-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Kats to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated Ty Pingler for assignment.
1973-04-01The Detroit River Cats have demoted Big Buddy Kats to the minor leagues.
1972-10-18The Detroit River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Kats to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have sent Andy Eberfield to the minors.
1972-10-17The Detroit River Cats have sent Big Buddy Kats to the minors.
1972-08-05Big Buddy Kats of the Detroit River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1972-07-20The Detroit River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Kats to the major league team.
1972-06-28The Detroit River Cats have promoted Willie Konikowski to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have sent Big Buddy Kats to the minors.
1972-06-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Kats to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated Chuck Burns for assignment.
1972-04-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Rick Kaiserling to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have sent Big Buddy Kats to the minors.
1972-03-01The Detroit River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Kats to the major league team. The Detroit River Cats have designated Cam Durbin for assignment.
1971-04-01The Detroit River Cats have renamed Tyler Hodge to Big Buddy Kats.